PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 339
FEBRUARY 1981
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M²6A² Handguard Removal
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FrieND±
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from varIous sources. The repLace-
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ment rate Is hIgh enough to make a
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bILLIonaIre weepÇ
hav² yoU³ b´dµY c¶·CL¸. ¹º» s¼½p ¾¿ng
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cause
for repLacement Is
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cracks caused when handguards are
removed
(for
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maIntenance ÇÇÇ to
InstaLL
an
M203
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grenade
Launcher .
.. for
InspecÈ
å æ
tIon Ç.Ç etc.).
Troops pry
em off wIÉh screwÊ
drIvers, knIvËs or anythIng ÌandyÇ
They twIst or yank or otÌerwIse force
them. ResuLÉ, crack!!! Too often, the
handguards have to be repLaced.
There's an easy way, and It saves a
Lot of expLaInIng about cracked guardsÇ
To remove the handguards, haIL a
frIendÇ YouÍLL need hIm In a mInuteÇ
When you InstaLL tÌe Ìandguards,
get a frIend to depress ÉÌe sLIp rIng,
you pusÌ tÌe handguards In pLÎce, and
¹_º»¼½
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prestO!
No cracks, no headacÌes.
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BeeÐ wonderIng about the reguLator
coLÑar oÐ the barreL assembLy of your
M240 macÌIne gun? Read on.
The coLÑar and gas reguLator pLug
Ñock together to gIve your guÐ a 3Ò
posItIoÐ gas settIngÇ Ót adjusts theÔgas
eXhaust Éo tÕÖber of rouÐdsÒper×
mInUte you fIreÇ Ót keeps your rate of
fIre smooth and evenÇ
The 3 settIngs are marked on the
gas reguLator pÑugÇ TØe settIng Is made
by your armorer (wIth the ÙarreL heLd
In a vIse)Ç HereÚs what each doesÛ
SettIÐg No. 1ÜÝreferred settIng.
SettIng NoÇ Þ ßnd 3ÜFor adverse
conDItIons, when Carbon buILdup, coLd
weather or dust reduce tàe rate of fIre.
TØe settIngs are expLaIned In TM
9è
1005Ò3á3âÞã.
M203 Leaf SiGht
Óf
youÍve
stILL
got
an
oLdÒstyLe
Is even more tempÉIngÇ Ót Ìas a mIx of
quadrant sIght on your M203 grenade
äåuncher, use a cross tIp screwdrIver on
screws, fLattIp and crosstIp, and It's
ÃÄÅÆ
cro$s
Jip
OÇÈÉÊËÌ Í
hard to resIst usIng one screwdrIver
Æ fLattIp screwdrIver wIæL bung IÉ
for aLL.
upÇ
ResIst ÇÇÇ and save a repaIr jobÇ çse
è
The Leaf sIgÌÉ (atop tÌe Ìandguard)
the crosstIp wÌere you Ìave to.
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